How To Change Animations (sample file)

[drnebula]

Here's the file. If someone could show me how to accomplish the following, it would be most appreciated.

OK, I've been working with several kids at my high school on making games. One of he kids wants to make an 8 directional game and change the animations. He wants to have the 8 directional active put up his shield and stop (blocking animationa stopping at frame 5) when the shift key is pressed and kept down and then resume as usual when the shift key is let up. He would like the sword animation to play once when the space key is pushed and then resume as usual at the end of one sword animation.

I've spent several hours (and the kids have spent several hours) trying to get this to happen and I have to admit that I'm stumped. Is this supposed to be easy enough for a smart teenager to figure out? Doesn't seem that way to me. What am I missing?

Steve

http://www.darngoodsolutions.com/hughes/change_animatio_file.mfa

[Jacob]

Your lives event comes up as bad event.

[Tisnart]

you could try placing your animations into groups
try this example

Edit:The events are commented in green

[drnebula]

gerald999,

Thanks so much for the example file. It answered a lot of questions that I had. Hopefully, my students and I can use the techniques to continue making games.

It would really make it easier if the MMF help files added just a bit more information. For example, it says that restore animation restores the animation. But what does restoring an animation do?

Steve

[nivram]

Restoring the animation places it back to the state that it originally started with before you changed it.

Marv

[Tisnart]

Your very welcome Steve, Im happy that I was able to help.